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Islington Exhibition Reflects Working Class Leisure Debate
The piece surveys Labour and Recreation in the Islington Industrial Exhibition, noting critics from Ore Spectator and Saturday Review on working men’s use of leisure time. It argues recreation mirrors broader social health, praises some mechanics' institutes, and warns against overemphasis on workers' political influence.
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Ore Spectator
Saturday Review
Islington
Stansfeld
Mechanics
G. O
Cowper
The
Spectator
Stansfield